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Celtics’ Smart suspended 1 game for ‘threatening language’ toward official

Houston Rockets v Boston Celtics Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics directs his team during the second half of the game against the Houston Rockets at TD Garden on February 29, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

BOSTON — The National Basketball Association has suspended Boston Celtics G Marcus Smart for one game for directing “threatening language” toward an official, the league said in a release Wednesday. Smart will serve that suspension Wednesday night when the Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden.

That incident occurred in Tuesday night’s game between the Celtics and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Smart received a technical foul in the 119-115 loss for Boston.

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